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Monday, October 20

20 Winning Pictures: It's a Small, Small, Small, Small World

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1st Place
Michael Stringer
Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, UK
Pleurosigma (freshwater diatoms) (10x)
Polarized Light

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2nd Place
Paul Marshall
National Research Council Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Carbon nanotubes, post growth (30x)
Stereomicroscopy

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3rd Place
Albert Tousson
High Resolution Imaging Facility
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley) (1300x)
Confocal

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4th Place
Matthew Springer, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, USA
Differentiation of unicellular Dictyostelium discoideum into multicellular slugs (100x at 10")
Stereomicroscopy

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6th Place
Klaus Bolte
Stittsville, Ontario, Canada
Chrysolina fastuosa (Micro leaf beetle) on a pin head (40x)
Stereomicroscopy

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8th Place
John Hart
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Crystallized mixture of resorcinol, methylene blue, and sulphur (13x)
Polarized Transmitted Light

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Wednesday, September 24

Fantastic Fruit

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Litchi chinensis chinensis: lychee

Detail of the surface of a lychee – the fruit of Litchi chinensis chinensis, a native of south China

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Surface of Actinidia deliciosa ? kiwi fruit
detail of the fruit of Actinidia deliciosa or kiwi fruit
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Flower bud of Drimys winteri or Winter?s bark tree

Flower bud of the winter’'s bark tree Drimys winteri, a native of Central and South America, sliced open to reveal petals, stamens and carpels

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Fruit of Calotis breviradiata or short-rayed burr daisy

Fruit of the short-rayed burr daisy (Calotis breviradiata), a native of Australia. The feathery "rays" may facilitate dispersal by wind and animals

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Flower of Phytolacca acinosa or Indian pokeweed

Flower of Indian pokeweed (Phytolacca acinosa)

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Hylocereus undatus:? dragon fruit or pitahaya

Fruit of the dragon fruit or pitahaya (Hylocereus undatus) encased in leaves. Inside, the fruit contains hundreds of tiny black seeds embedded in an edible, sweet, white or red pulp

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Garden strawberry

Fragaria x ananassa, aka garden strawberry

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Detail of surface of garden strawberry

Seeds on the surface of a garden strawberry. The fruit's lurid colour and sweet flesh are a perfect inducement for birds to ingest and spread them to pastures new

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Fruit of Hibiscus mutabilis or Confederate rose

Fruit of the Confederate rose (Hibiscus mutabilis)

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Flower of Pararchidendron pruinosum or snow wood

Fruit of the snow wood (Pararchidendron pruinosum)

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